Window-sash.



I E STATES PATENT onnron MILTON H. HUIBNER,

0F STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGN'OR. lOF ONIE-I-IALF '10 MAI-I AFFEY, OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA.

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Application filed September 5, 1916. Serial No. 118,427.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I,M]:LTON H. HUBNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stockton, in thecounty of San Joaquin, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window- Sashes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in window sashes and is particularly designed to provide a window sash which may be readily turned inwardly for the purpose of allowing the outer side of the glass carried by the frame to be washed in an easy and comfortable manner without the necessity of the person washing same sitting or standing outside the window which is at best very dangerous and always inconvenient. Also the invention allows of both of the window sashes to be opened inwardly to' permit of a greater ventilation through the window sash.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purposes for which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claim.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a plurality of windows showing my improved mechanism in connection therewit Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on a line XX of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section through one window opening showing both of the window sashes in section.

Fig. 4 is a detached fragmentary view of the lower end of one side of one sash showing a construction whereby the glass may be readily dropped to open position and at the same time permit of a tight joint when in closed position.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawings, I wish to state that in adaptingmy improved structure to the window openings I make Spe cificationof Letters Ii'atent. V Pgitenfgdept, 18,1917,

the two'sa'shes slightly different and in order that the difference may be readily understood, I describe each separately. Describing first the innermost sash, this consists of the usual frame ,1 which is arranged to be raised and lowered at will. In my improved structure this sash 1 consists of two side pieces and a cross piece across the top, but the lower end is open from side to side. The sides and top first described are provided with inwardly projecting weather headings 2. The side members 1 at their lower ends are provided with inner elongated recesses 3 in which are secured retaining pins 4 which hold slotted guides 5 in position within the recesses 3.

. On the lower ends of the slotted guides 5 1s hinged the glass retaining frame 6 which normally fits into the frame 1 and against the beading 2. This normal position of the glass frame 6 is maintained by means of spring catches 7 which fit through the sides of the frame 6 and into the sash 1. When it is desired to open the window inwardly as shown in Fig. 1, the catches 7 are released and the frame 6 is then pushed downwardly, this action being allowed of by means of the slotted guides 5 sliding within the recesses 3. This downward movement of the frame 6 brings it below the beading 2 and it can then be readily opened inwardly to expose the outer face of the glass into the inside of the room for the purposes noted in the preamble to the specification.

The structure of the outermost sash is identical with that just described for the inner sash with the exception that in order that the outer sash may turn inwardly, the width of the two sashes must be different in order to allow the glass carrying frame on the outer sash to clear the inner sash. To that end the thickness of the side pieces l on the outer sash is greater than the thickness of the side pieces of the sash 1 as it will be clearly seen in Fig. 3. Thus the frame 6 willlikewise be slightly narrower than the frame 6 so that when it is desired to turn the outer frame 6 into the room as shown on the right hand side of Fig. 1, this tail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from thespir-it of the invention as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and usefu l and desire to se cure by Letters Patent is:

The combination with a window sash havinga beading along its sides and a glass retaining iirame normally held within the sash and against the beading along its entire length, of a pivotal means whereby the lower end of the frame may be-dropped below the ing, the frame being pivoted 0n vthe lower ends of the guides.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

MILTON'H. LHUBNEB.

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